| Deposit ID | 10095805 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00148 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ptomigan Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Quartz No. 1 Lode |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.70954, 48.77593 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1,500 FT NORTH OF WINDY PASS, ABOUT 2.5 MI SOUTHWEST OF PASAYTEN PEAK, Estimated From Figure In Staatz And Others |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pasayten Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Robinson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Similkameen(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Pasayten Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038N | 017E | 22 | SE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | TWO SAMPLES: 0.082% CU AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF ZN, AU, AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.39% CU, 2.2% ZN, 0.033% PB, 0.26 OZ/TON AG, TR AU |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose | ||||
| Rock unit name | Winthrop Sandstone Or Virginia Ridge Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Winthrop Sandstone Or Virginia Ridge Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -120.70954, 48.77593 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N76E |
| Dip | 65-75NE |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| Discoverer | Mrs. F.A. Gourlie |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Pasayten Wilderness In Okanogan National Forest |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 9.14M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00148 |
STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 155.
STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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